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DeKalb County: 45% loss on TSPLOST
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 Viola Davis - Unhappy Taxpayer & Voter
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DeKalb County with a negative loss of 45%
DeKalb County with a negative loss of 45%
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DeKalb County with a 45% loss on TSPLOST

DeKalb County: Update Why Vote “No” on TSPLOST Referendum – July 31 st

By Viola Davis RN BSN

 

When will we as taxpayers and voters get tired of “status quo” solutions that do not solve problems?  The TSPLOST referendum is yet another so-called solution to our everlasting traffic congestion problem.  The politically connected corporations will provide plenty of funding to pay for political lies that distort the truth.  What truth?  Once again, we have a problem that will generate profits for the politically connected instead of solve the traffic congestion.  

Please view the graph below that explains our Return on Investment and the percentage loss:

County/City                       Revenue Generated                        Projects/Money Entirely within County/City              

Cherokee                            $ 279.9 million                              $ 268.5 million   (4% loss) 

Clayton                               $ 451.7 million                              $ 370.0 million   (18% loss)

Cobb                                    $1,220.3 million                           $ 305.5 million   (75% loss)

DeKalb                                $1,017.2 million                             $ 556.8 million   (45% loss)

Douglas                             $ 206.8 million                                $ 121.4 million   (41% loss)

Fayette                               $ 190.2 million                                $ 157.2 million  (17% loss)

Fulton                                  $1,237.6 million                             $ 920.6 million   (25% loss)

Gwinnett                            $1,289.7 million                               $1,023.9 million  (20% loss)

Henry                                  $ 279.2 million                                $ 261.6 million   (6% loss)

Rockdale                            $ 136.7 million                                 $  98.2 million   (28% loss)

Return on Investment for the City of Atlanta - Investment overall for City of Atlanta – $2,156.5 million or 2.1 billion!  The City of Atlanta is the "Winner"!

 

Important Facts to Remember:

·        Ten counties that make up District 3 willreceiveless money and projects entirely within their counties compared to the money generated in their counties.

·        City of Atlanta will benefit from $2.1 billion dollars in money and projects compared to $914.7 million generated within the city limits.

·        Biggest losers forTSPLOSTare everyone outside of the City of Atlanta.

·        County with the lowest percentage for Return on Investment:  Cobb County at 25.0% with a loss of 75%.

·        Second county with the lowest percentage for Return on Investment:  DeKalb County at 54.7% with a loss of 45% especially for everyone living in South DeKalb.

Counties with less than a 20% loss with TSPLOST: 

Cherokee County 

Henry County 

Fayette County 

This data proves that the TSPLOST problem will merely generate profits for the politically connected. The public’s demand for a viable solution will not be answered with this plan of action. 

http://www.scribd.com/doc/92194885/Transportation-Investment-Act-Return-on-Investment-for-County-City 

Vote “No” for TSPLOST because the Transportation Investment Act will deliver a negative Return on Investment. As taxpayers and voters, we must demand a viable solution to our transportation problems instead of another tax that simply pull more money out of the average person’s pocket.

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Arnold Butler, Sr
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May 19, 2012
I will definitely vote NO to any type of tax increase. The taxpayers of south DeKalb county are sick and tired of paying high taxes for goods and services that they have yet to receive. Just drive down Wesley Chapel or Flat shoals Road...you will see how unkempt it is. For all the taxes that we pay...the county could at least keep the grass cut and edged and trash picked up.
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